Corker, Black and Haslam:

Tennessee’s Own 1 Percenters

Last week news broke that Tennessee’s US Senator Bob Corker failed to properly disclose millions of dollars in stock purchases. He blamed these mistakes on “filing errors.” Notwithstanding the long ties Senator Corker has to CBL & Associates and the 45 times he has bought and sold their stock, it is easy to see how a few million dollars could go unnoticed by one of the wealthiest politicians in the country.

Last week, a new study showed that the median balance for American’s 401(k) accounts was $18,433, meaning Senator Corker and Representative Black are each worth more than 2,000 times that amount, and Governor Haslam an almost unbelievable 108,500 times that amount.

Put in simpler terms, Governor Haslam is worth as much as the savings 108,500 working families.

Despite their immense wealth, Senator Corker, Representative Black and Governor Haslam spend their time making it harder for working people to get ahead. Representative Black voted for the Republican Study Committee budget which would end Medicare by turning it into a premium support system, and Senator Corker infamously intimidated workers during a union election at the UAW plant in Chattanooga.